Originally <a href='http://www.sportsbookreview.com/forum/showthread.php?p=24731347'>posted</a> on 10/30/2015:

Quote Originally Posted by Optional View Post
Someone who bets when the odds say to, rather than trying to pick winners.

Someone who only places bets at the book when they have the best odds in the market.

Someone who works advantageous angles in the books betting system.

Someone who focuses on smaller inefficient markets.

Stuff like that.
No.

1) Steam players. Nothing sharp about that.

2) Line shopping. That's not sharp; it's just common sense.

3) No idea what you are talking about. Correlated parlays?

4) Most sharp players want to make money. To make money (without enormous hassle/risk), you have to find an edge in major sports. This is not 2002.

Sharp players are those who can find an edge by picking winners, not those exploiting short-term market inefficiencies, slow lines, or Austrian volleyball.